Improvement in hand-stamps



B. B. KILL.

HAND-STAMP.

Patented Jan. Z, 1877.

N. PETERS, PHDTO LITNOGRAFN or outside of said bridge. The hanging pieoeE is then plaeed in position, with one of Ehe lugs e in tzhe hole c, andthe roll F is placed in the hole g, and the middle band h plaeed overthe roll F, and over 01 outside of the bridge H ab the lower end, asshown in Fig. III. The other roll k is then placed in the hole g in theother half of tl1e case B, and the other rubber printing-band f placedover that; roll, and also the bridge H, and the two halves are labenplaoed together with the inner ends ofthe rolls kin the recesses e ofthe piece E, and the lugs e 011 said piece in tl1e holes c, and the knobA is turned onto the threaded spindle G, and tl1e die D seeured at thebottom, and the stamp is ready for use.

T0 turn any of the bands so that any de-' sired figures er cbaractersshall be brought into positiou beneatzh and outside tbe bridge H, toprint, it is only neoessary to grasp and turn with the fingers theexposed euds, (shown olearly in Fig. I) of the rolls F and k.

It is evident that the rolls F and k may be made of wood, metal, 0rother desirable material, without departing in the least from theprinoiple of construction and operation, although I prefer t0 cast allthe parts, as being mach eheaper.

I am aware that various devices have heretofore been made, such as astamp haviug a core inside, around which tzhe band was moved; but, asthe core was perfectly stationary, the bands required to be slippedaround upon it to bring the desired numbers into position 110 print, inwhich oase the hands would become soiled witb ink from oft theprinting-charaoters.

I am also aware that a stamp having rolls to move printing-stri-ps hasheretofore been made. but with one end of a strip secured to one roll,and the other end of the same strip secured to another roll; butintheuse of that; devioe great oare is necessary to turn both rollsexactly alike; otherwise the printingstrip would be stretehed over thebridge, and the printing-characters distorted, and when the series ofprinting-charaoters had been once used in was necessary to turn bothrolls back in the opposite direction to begin again.

My invention entirely obviates all these 0bjections, and all the partsof the stamp being cast in molds no labor is required to. fit the stampfor nse, except 130 put the parts togelaher, and. cut the tbread uponthe part 0 for the knob, and the two holes at; tl1e botatom f0r thescrews l, in securing the die in place lt; will be seen thal; the holesg and g, which support the rolls F and k, are made tapered, andsmallest; al: t-he outer end, so that none of said rolls, when the stampis arranged for nse, can geb out of place, and when it is de sired tomove the middle band h, which passes over the roll F, it is onlynecessary t0 place the thumb against one end of said roll, whioh isexposed an bot;h ends, and the finger against:

the other end, and the roll thus grasped iseasily turned.

Having thus deseribed my invention, what I olaim as new is 1. Thecombination ot' a series of endless rubber printing-bands, acorresponding series 0f revolving rolls, and a bearing, H, to supportthe type when being mov.ed and used to print, all substantially as andfor the pnrpose desoribed.

2. In a stamp, tl1e combination of the roller k, the hangig piece E, andthe two parts B B, substantially as sei: forth.

3. A hand-starnp, made in two parts, B B, in combination with a seflesof rubber printing-bands, arranged inside, substantially as described.

BENJAMIN B. HILL.

Witnesses:

T. A. CUREIIS, O. E. BUGKLAND.

